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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1905
Page
5
SMITHVILLE LETTER details a farm accident where a man injured a finger handling corn and a shredder, plus community updates. It notes residents visiting, church notices, travel to Toledo and Los Angeles, illness and paralysis of Rev John Yoder, and local social events including a Methodist corn husking and Thanksgiving service planning.
The November 14 item notes a recent snowstorm, upcoming Indian summer, and local social news. Guests Carl, Paul Morgan, and Earl Carl of Shreve visited Miga Mary and Carl James. Morgan sang at the Methodist church. The youth singing school plans a reorganization with a dollar from boys and fifty cents from girls. The Ald society meeting is set for Wednesday at 1:80 PM to collect dues for year-end reporting. Ella Listing and Vernon Corel visited Will Jacott and family.
Mrs. Sarah A. Von Sweringen, long regarded as a pioneer resident, died Monday morning amid old age. Rev Dr Scott and Rev Knickercocker of Wooser led revival services at the Presbyterian church. Clara Vaughn Wales Concert Co. drew a large audience at the Methodist church Saturday, second in the Congress township lecture course series.
Applecreek November 14 report shows Wy Tc T U meeting at Mrs L Klein home on November 11 with devotional led by president. Lucretia Bott read on using fermented wine symbolizing life of Christ. discussions urged members to apply Christian influence to curb crime and alcohol. Concert by Clara Vaughn Wales Co. noted with strong audience response.
Local items report Mowety will address a Union Young People meeting at the Presbyterian church. Laura Green visits Akron for winter with sister. John Martin’s 77th birthday celebrated by family. surprise planned by daughter. Robert Feeds humorist drew a full house for Twentieth Century club. Mrs Flinhart hosted dinner for friends. Luella Barnes visited from Millersburg. Miss Miller from Holmesville in town. Daughters of Hebekah hosted a pastry sale at Joe Owings’s harness shop. Vix Gaskill is poorly. W S C and G A R visited Mr and Mrs Henry Snuure’s home.
Miss Irma Zimmerman of New Pittsburg and Mr Owens of Creston wed by Rev W B Harris at the Zimmerman home near the village. Bride wore green Henrietta. house decorated with white and pink chrysanthemums. They will reside in Creston after a wedding trip to Columbus.
The Farmers institute at Western Wayne county will be held in Lattabgurg Town hall January 29 and 30 with state speakers F A Allen of Kinsman and Mr Strode of Morgan county. The Ladies Aid society of Fair Haven church met at the home of S W Thorley Thursday. John W Fogk and wife of Bowman street Wooster hosted Sunday guests Harry of Chicago and Earl of St Louis with John Myers family. Mrs Ida Pittinger visits her daughter Mrs Prof Wen gard at Canon. church members remember their pastor Rey Jochanauer of Ashland. John Rutt repairs a barn for Jacob Barker near buck College. David Bowman and Gen Edward I Gft travel to Pennsylvania for three weeks. John Bayley will erect a barn east of town this coming summer. Prather Wool igtt visits unknown person.
Nov 14 items report visits and family news among residents near Congress. Jerome Miller and wife, Frank Yersicv and wives, and two children are listed visiting. Henry Warner and L Fetter family are noted in the vicinity. Miss Edna Campbell of WWoater is mentioned as staying over Sunday.
The Disciples conduct a string of meetings at Blachleyville while Evangelicals auctioned a church and fixtures at Grand View and Dutch Flat. Prices were strong, a new Evangelical church was moved to Wood County, L Pridie of Wooster repaired a bare house, and Michel Allaman bought the old Dutch Flat church. C Wittenhouse of Ashland visited his parents and attended the sale, securing keepsakes.
Mrs Elizabeth Dilgerd died at George Walker’s house last Tuesday evening of consumption leaving a husband and little daughter. The funeral was large and the interment at Jutterson cemetery. A family obituary expresses sorrow and hopeful reunion in heaven.
Miss Caroline Smith of Wooster visited Roy Aylesworth over Sunday. Mrs John Stauffer and son George visited the S Aylesworth family recently. John Lake returned from a month in India for Monitor Iron Co. A boggy cushion on the road between Millville and Lakenburg is claimable by Lt Aylesworth’s property owner. Miss Caroline Smith Roy Aylesworth and Cliff Aylesworth visited Sprang’s. Lake Fort Sunday Ming Jessie Leyda visiting Akron Barneat McKee and Stillwell Corners Abler Davenport family Sunday. Frann Aylenworth and family visited last week in Snreve Woose Jeffers’a.
Novembers brought several family events with births and weddings noted. An eight pound girl born to Miss Mary Hamverill of Pittsburgh while visiting in town. Catherine McAnanny wed Waltave Folk of Jefferson at a home ceremony. Henry McAnanny attended Catherine’s wedding and returned for Sunday activities at Jefferson School House. Also announced were visits from Lizzie Dilgard’s family, attendance at funerals for Mrs Lizzie Dilgard, and various Sunday guests at the McAfee and Becker households with neighbors from Akron Wooster Applecreek Overton and surrounding areas noted.
A November schedule lists a Presbyterian song service on Sunday evening November 26 and a frat lecture for the lecture course next Wednesday. Evangeliatic services begin at United Brethren Church West Canaan Wednesday. Visitors include Mrs Jennie Metzger and D S Whitewyer. Pulpit duties at Presbyterian on Sabbath by Rev Glenn. The lecture series runs November 22 Kokichi Morimoto on Russo Japanese War December 19 Scott F Heraney on The fellow on Top January 18 Ezra Neikirk on The Ananias Club February 6 Jennie F Newman on The Jew in Modern Life March 6 The Canaan Concert Co.
The McCarron Cigar and Stogie factory shut down permanently Saturday night. Mr. McCarron and his sons prepare to pack, intending to ship to Cayshogsa Rails where they expect to hire needed staff.
Avoid drying inhalants and use this cleansing balm to heal membranes. Ely's Cream Balm is advertised to cure catarrh simply and pleasantly, vanish cold symptoms quickly, and improve speech and hearing as claimed by the cited source from Monworth.
A dated August 31 1904 letter from Abs Marsh and Henrietta A S Marsh praises Peruna medicine. The note claims rapid relief from grippe and lifelong reliance on Peruna. Architect Try Hartman head of The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus Ohio is referenced as endorsing the product.
Mayville brief notes report new home workshop by Bardi, timber selling barn by Utzenberger, and neighbors Harvey Grow and wife visiting. Ladies' Needle society begins quilting and rug weaving. Wm. Johnson noted as only Republican survivor elected supervisor. Elmer Cunningham honored with surprise party on Nov 4. Alvin Tracy family moved into old Squire Rieder residence. Joseph Matthey wins district supervisor seat after close election.
Archie Moore aged four died at 5 a m Sunday at the home of his grandparents John Stevens and Wile Wes. Death followed a complication of weakness defying medical skill. Archie had begun to falter during the summer and despite care he drooped. the child was mourned deeply by his mother and grandparents as they grieved.
The advertisement asserts Hood's Sarsaparilla cures scrofula eruptions catarrh rheumatism dyspepsia nervous trouble and promises to do for others what it has done for customers. It endorses taking it with confideses to aid digestion and general wellbeing.
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